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Don't use the SS basket and don't sparge. That just disturbs the bed. Lift the bag slowly and gently, and squeeze (can do this is a separate large crate or bucket). Add Brewbrite at T-10.

Please note that your instructions will probably recommend a much higher ferment temp than actually required or desired. For an ale, 18 degrees is great, as long as you pitch a reasonable amount of yeast. I set my fridge temp to 16 degrees, which gives me about 18 degrees in the fermenter...

8.01 litres, anyway.

And go back to the cheap-ass bottling wand - easier to clean/sanitize and you can replace it every so often at little cost.

Mate, you forgot to pick the kids up from kindy!

Do you mash-out? Try lifting the bag (slowly) at the end of the mash without any agitation or stirring. That is, don't bother with a mash-out (which for BIAB, means you have to stir the mash as it increases in temp). Just turn the element on after you have lifted the bag out.

Depends what types of beers you wish to brew.

An equally good solution (in terms of making excellent beer) is an electric urn (eg, Crown) for a couple hundred dollars and a BIAB bag for $10.

"lever" Hehe.

It's shit. I'd much rather have a Resch's or New over this.

I've always found Starsan to be an extraordinarily cheap sanitiser. And effective. If you think it is not cheap, you are doing it wrong.

I find that by, post-mash, lifting my BIAB bag very carefully without any stirring post-mash or ramping up to mash out temp, then using Brewbrite at T-10, there is very little trub and it settles quite well during the 20 minutes or so between FO and cubing, w/o any whirlpool. (Bribie method -...

Who gets to decide what is the "right thing" on behalf of everyone?

Even better - no chill and no whirlpool!

No.